10 Actors Who Have Turned Down TV Reboots

Delighting Frasier fanatics the world over back in 2021 when it was officially confirmed that Kelsey Grammer would be back for a revival of the long-running sitcom smash on Paramount+, said news actually turned out to be rather bittersweet upon eventually learning about another star who wouldn't be along for the rebooted ride.

According to the Dr. Frasier Crane actor himself, Grammer's co-star David Hyde Pierce won't be joining him when the sequel series does finally land on the streaming service, despite being approached about a return.

Simply put, Hyde Pierce just wasn't all that interested in repeating the work he'd already done as Frasier's younger brother Niles on the series. But far from completely derailing the project altogether, his eventual lack of involvement was said to have resulted in the series being taken "to a new place", according to the clearly excited leading man.

And for those wondering whether the show will just completely no-sell the absence of Niles or any other characters not set for a return, Grammer was also quick to note that "we'll certainly be responsive about the fact that there was a brother and such."

At a glance, though, this is very much shaping up to be "a new world for Frasier" and one that has already reduced Grammer to tears upon a first read-through of the script.